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NVIDIA GeForce MX550 vs AMD Radeon 610M

NVIDIA GeForce MX550

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The Nvidia GeForce MX550 (GN18-S5-A1, TU117-670-A1 Chip) is an entry-level mobile graphics card for laptops. It is based on the old Turing TU117 chip (as the older MX450) and uses a 64 Bit memory bus with GDDR6 graphics memory. First benchmarks show a 17% performance increase compared to the old GeForce MX450 which could indicate more shaders (1024 instead of 896). The similarly named GeForce MX570 is around 30% faster and uses the Ampere GA107 chip.

The gaming performance should be similar to the older GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and therefore demanding games will only run in low settings fluently.

The TU117 chip is manufactured on a 12nm TSMC process and should be rated at 25 Watt TGP (as the old MX450).

AMD Radeon 610M

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The AMD Radeon 610M is an integrated GPU in the Ryzen and Athlon 7020 series for laptops (Mendocino, e.g. Ryzen 5 7520U). The GPU is based on the RDNA2 architecture and has only 2 CUs (= 128 shaders) clocked at up to 1,900 MHz (depending on the CPU model). The 610M supports 4 display outputs and AV1 video decoding in hardware.

Due to the low amount of shaders, the gaming performance is very low and only suited for low demanding 3D games.

Thanks to the modern 6nm process and clever power-saving features, the power consumption is comparatively low (according to AMD), so the graphics card can also be used for slim and light notebooks.

NVIDIA GeForce MX550AMD Radeon 610M
AMD Radeon 600M Series
GeForce MX570 compare 2048 @ 1.48 GHz64 Bit @ 12000 MHz
GeForce MX550 1024 @ 1.32 GHz64 Bit @ 12000 MHz
Radeon 680M compare 768 @ 2.4 GHz
Radeon 660M compare 384 @ 1.9 GHz
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) compare 128 @ 2.2 GHz
Radeon 610M 128 @ 0.4 - 2.2 GHz
CodenameGN18-S5RDNA 2
ArchitectureTuringRDNA 2
Pipelines1024 - unified128 - unified
Core Speed1320 (Boost) MHz400 - 2200 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed12000 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR6
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.1, Vulkan 1.3
Power Consumption15-25 Watt15 Watt
technology12 nm6 nm
FeaturesVulkan 1.2, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, GPU Boost, Optimus, PCIe 4.0, Game Ready Drivers, Win 10 / 11Tiled Rasterization, Shared Memory (up to Dual-Channel LPDDR5)
Date of Announcement17.12.2021 20.09.2022
TMUs8
ROPs4
Raytracing Cores2
CPU in Radeon 610MGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D16 x 2300 MHz, 55 W400 MHz2200 MHz
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX16 x 2500 MHz, 55 W400 MHz2200 MHz
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX16 x 2400 MHz, 55 W400 MHz2200 MHz
min. - max.? - 400 MHz1900 - 2200 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon 610M
0.8 pt (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 2695     avg: 2771     median: 2800 (8%)     max: 2818 Points
min: 261     avg: 530     median: 590 (2%)     max: 740 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 2419     avg: 2472     median: 2470 (7%)     max: 2526 Points
min: 224     avg: 458.3     median: 515 (1%)     max: 636 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
160598 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 52873     avg: 59798     median: 59797.5 (8%)     max: 66722 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
29680 Points (32%)
min: 9212     avg: 13673     median: 14629 (16%)     max: 17177 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
40364 Points (11%)
min: 11389     avg: 13757     median: 13981 (4%)     max: 15902 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 5764     avg: 5869     median: 5869 (10%)     max: 5974 Points
min: 760     avg: 1488     median: 1548 (3%)     max: 2156 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 5994     avg: 6126     median: 6125.5 (7%)     max: 6257 Points
min: 781     avg: 1580     median: 1653 (2%)     max: 2305 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 37716     avg: 79708     median: 83560 (10%)     max: 117848 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 4807     avg: 4928     median: 4927.5 (6%)     max: 5048 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 10068     avg: 10320     median: 10319.5 (14%)     max: 10571 Points
min: 1227     avg: 2579     median: 2636 (4%)     max: 3873 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 9679     avg: 10005     median: 10005 (9%)     max: 10331 Points
min: 1029     avg: 2252     median: 2379 (2%)     max: 3347 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
36560 Points (11%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon 610M
min: 3575     avg: 7834     median: 7833.5 (2%)     max: 12092 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
31800 Points (18%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon 610M
min: 2705     avg: 6032     median: 6031.5 (3%)     max: 9358 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
3DMark 06
42476 Points (56%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon 610M
min: 7195     avg: 13875     median: 13875 (18%)     max: 20555 Points
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
27.1 fps (9%)
10 fps (3%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CUDA *
262 Seconds (39%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom OPTIX *
236 Seconds (88%)
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
67.6 fps (18%)
specvp13 snx-03 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
11.2 fps (1%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
28.9 fps (6%)
specvp13 medical-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
22.8 fps (5%)
specvp13 maya-05 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
95.1 fps (11%)
specvp13 energy-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
0.6 fps (0%)
specvp13 creo-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
76.9 fps (11%)
specvp13 catia-05 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
51.1 fps (6%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
52.2 fps (9%)
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p
60.3 fps (12%)
specvp2020 snx-04 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 1080p
11.1 fps (2%)
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 1080p
10.6 fps (8%)
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 1080p
113.2 fps (16%)
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 1080p
0.6 fps (1%)
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 1080p
45.1 fps (22%)
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 1080p
19.1 fps (12%)
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p
20.9 fps (9%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon 610M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 11925     avg: 13717     median: 13717 (10%)     max: 15509 Points
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 169.3     avg: 173.5     median: 173.5 (10%)     max: 177.6 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 610M
min: 61.8     avg: 82.4     median: 91.8 (5%)     max: 93.5 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 610M
97.9 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
28.7 fps (12%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
62.7 fps (11%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
155.2 fps (11%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
153.9 fps (17%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
104.6 fps (1%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
3.6 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
5686 Points (2%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Vulkan
7866 Points (3%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
523 Samples/s (2%)
min: 82     avg: 101     median: 101 (0%)     max: 120 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1058 Samples/s (2%)
min: 142     avg: 187.5     median: 187.5 (0%)     max: 233 Samples/s
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
6176 Points (7%)
min: 517     avg: 1075     median: 1074.5 (1%)     max: 1632 Points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
47.8 Watt (7%)
20.3 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 53.1     avg: 56     median: 56 (8%)     max: 58.9 Watt
min: 17.3     avg: 38.4     median: 38.4 (5%)     max: 59.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
52.5 Watt (12%)
20.5 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.5 fps per Watt (45%)
0.3 fps per Watt (26%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.452     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (39%)     max: 0.4924 fps per Watt
min: 0.1429     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (19%)     max: 0.3156 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + NVIDIA GeForce MX550
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
39.6 dB(A) (63%)
Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon 610M
36.1 dB(A) (58%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce MX550 → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon 610M → 32% n=17

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 22

F1 22

2022
low 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
59.4  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
51.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
41.2  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce MX550:
28.1  fps
low 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
35.8  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
35.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
35.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
33.2  fps
low 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
18.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
14.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
9.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
6.9  fps
low 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
85  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
70  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
44  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
30  fps
low 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
36  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
28  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
7  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
169  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
80  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
42  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
119  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
47  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
31  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
12  fps
F1 2021

F1 2021

2021
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
152.7 179.9 ~ 166 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
53.5 73 ~ 63 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
47.4 54.4 ~ 51 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
25.7 30.4 ~ 28 fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
31  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
24  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
17  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
7  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon 610M:
40.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
14.9  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
6.5  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon 610M:
35  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
17  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
16  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
14  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon 610M:
28.4  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
11.8  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
8.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
7  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon 610M:
40  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
14  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
12.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 610M:
10.5  fps
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
147 156 ~ 152 fps
35%
Radeon 610M:
38.9 67.7 ~ 53 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
59 61 ~ 60 fps
28%
Radeon 610M:
13.4 21.4 ~ 17 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
51 53 ~ 52 fps
27%
Radeon 610M:
10.8 17 ~ 14 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
38.1 45 ~ 42 fps
23%
Radeon 610M:
9.6  fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
95 105 ~ 100 fps
34%
Radeon 610M:
34  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
40 49 ~ 45 fps
33%
Radeon 610M:
15  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
32 44 ~ 38 fps
37%
Radeon 610M:
14  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
30 40 ~ 35 fps
37%
Radeon 610M:
13  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
101.1 109.9 ~ 106 fps
34%
Radeon 610M:
26.7 44.7 ~ 36 fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
81.5 95.2 ~ 88 fps
25%
Radeon 610M:
17.7 26.2 ~ 22 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
67 73.4 ~ 70 fps
27%
Radeon 610M:
14.8 22.9 ~ 19 fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
69.2 80.3 ~ 75 fps
36%
Radeon 610M:
26.8  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
34.3 38.2 ~ 36 fps
34%
Radeon 610M:
12.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
20.8 23.9 ~ 22 fps
40%
Radeon 610M:
8.8  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce MX550:
142 142.1 ~ 142 fps
57%
Radeon 610M:
81.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce MX550:
126.4 127 ~ 127 fps
40%
Radeon 610M:
50.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
110.4 112 ~ 111 fps
21%
Radeon 610M:
23.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
101.1 106.7 ~ 104 fps
22%
Radeon 610M:
23  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce MX550:
149 159 ~ 154 fps
23%
Radeon 610M:
26.5 44 ~ 35 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce MX550:
89 94 ~ 92 fps
24%
Radeon 610M:
17.5 26.2 ~ 22 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
48 51 ~ 50 fps
22%
Radeon 610M:
7.6 13.5 ~ 11 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
24 29 ~ 27 fps
26%
Radeon 610M:
5.5 8.5 ~ 7 fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce MX550:
159.9 165.8 ~ 163 fps
52%
Radeon 610M:
57.2 62.7 134.5 ~ 85 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce MX550:
152.3 155.6 ~ 154 fps
49%
Radeon 610M:
49.8 101.9 ~ 76 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
73.4 77.6 ~ 76 fps
24%
Radeon 610M:
12.7 23.1 ~ 18 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce MX550:
33.7 35 ~ 34 fps
24%
Radeon 610M:
4.9 10.5 ~ 8 fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce MX550 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon 610M → 32%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 33%

NVIDIA GeForce MX550lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 2259.451.341.228.1
Ghostwire Tokyo35.835.535.133.2
GRID Legends85704430
God of War36287
Farming Simulator 22169806042
Forza Horizon 5119473112
F1 2021166635128
Cyberpunk 2077 1.03124177
Strange Brigade152605242
Far Cry 5100453835
X-Plane 11.111068870
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark753622
Dota 2 Reborn142127111104
The Witcher 3154925027
GTA V1631547634
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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6
2
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6
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3
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4
4
6
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AMD Radeon 610Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands18.114.59.246.92
Borderlands 340.314.99.046.48
Far Cry New Dawn35171614
Metro Exodus28.411.88.46.95
Shadow of the Tomb Raider401412.610.5
Strange Brigade5317149.6
Far Cry 534151413
X-Plane 11.11362219
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark26.812.38.79
Dota 2 Reborn81.650.923.423
The Witcher 33522117
GTA V8576188
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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